Recent content by Dawson70

Hello Franklin, That's similar to what I had to do before they fixed it (put it back). I'm glad that I was able to help.

Hello Franklin, I don't know if you've found your answer yet or not, but there is a way to get it back. On a side note, every once in a while they make sweeping changes that leave some of us baffled. This is one of them. Another example is how I'm still fixing legacy engage/retract moves from...

This may not be exactly what you're wanting, but I got so tired of hitting F1 by accident and popping-up the online help. https://www.randyrants.com/category/sharpkeys/ I've been using it for years now. I've also changed my tilde key to delete to I can keep my hand on my mouse. Oh, and I...

Another item related to tolerances is in fixed contour/surface area. The default for cut step when you edit the drive method is Number: first cut 10 & last cut 10. I've attached a very simple file that shows how this default can scrap parts. The bad part is that it's hidden by default under the...

Franklin, I noticed the same plane behavior and it went away in MP7. I had to spend a couple of months enlarging faces and other work arounds.

I would use spline>through points>ok>point constructor> type in the values. Somewhere around point 13 doesn't look right though. The table is a little blurry which may be my problem.https://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=dccb44ce-8678-444f-a7a9-8de8b27df053&file=model1.igs

I should've attached an iges file instead. Hopefully this will help. It's all freehand using tubes, curves and patterns. https://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=8e261177-e1ac-4d1d-aa9b-c86bbdee72fb&file=LIGHT_FIXTURE.igs

I think this is close to what Cowski is describing. I used free-hand curves and guessed on sizes based off the picture.https://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=8d061e4b-162f-4e8b-b4f5-c4140d4b2baf&file=model1.prt

I'm glad to hear that they've finally made it possible to get rid of that horribly non-productive "feature". Unfortunately, I'm still on 10 for now. What I do besides flick it to the corner of my screen and cuss is to pick from right to left which leaves it chasing after me instead of me running...

I did something close to John's, but more usable. I actually copied my classic toolbars from an earlier version of NX and added them to one ribbon. I still have assemblies on it's own because it took up too much space. Ron Dawson Manufacturing Engineer Ducommun AeroStructures-Parsons,KS...

I believe he's talking about the selection intent pop-up that follows your cursor (single curve, connected curves, etc.). I agree that it is very annoying, and to my knowledge can't be shut off. The trick I've found to avoid hitting it by mistake constantly is to pick from right to left. This...

In retrospect I think I know the preference setting you mentioned. The one I'm referring to is the one that places single curve, chain curves, etc. that now shows up at the tip of my curser when picking curves for a boundary in mfg or extrude in modeling. Is this the same? Ron Dawson...

I'll try your suggestion in the morning. Once again, thanks for the fast reply! Ron Dawson Manufacturing Engineer Ducommun AeroStructures-Parsons http://www.ducommunaero.com/index.html

Is there a way to disable the curser pop-up for selection intent in NX7.5? It is constantly in my way, and I have gotten used to flicking my mouse between clicks to throw it off into blank space. Ron Dawson Manufacturing Engineer Ducommun AeroStructures-Parsons...

Thanks for the quick reply! I'll forward the powerpoint tomorrow and hope for the best. Ron Dawson Manufacturing Engineer Ducommun AeroStructures-Parsons http://www.ducommunaero.com/index.html